advertising Utah State University presented a first-of-its-kind electric bus that is charged through wireless charging technology in a demonstration Nov. 15. The Aggie Bus rolled onto the streets carrying passengers today; just 16 months after USU demonstrated the first high-power, high-efficiency wireless power transfer system capable of transferring enough energy to quickly charge an electric [...]
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University uses technology from Nikola Tesla to wirelessly charge an EV bus
April 3rd, 2013 
Aaron Turpen 
Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg
September 21st, 2012 Aaron Turpen advertising The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg (34 l/100km) on the industry-standard ADB duty cycle—110% better than conventional diesel buses on the road today and 30% better than the best-in-class electric hybrid buses available today, according to the final report on [...]
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Tags: Altair, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, hydraulic hybrid, Parker, Parker Hannifin 
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SunLine Transit Unveils 7th Gen Fuel Cell Bus
November 22nd, 2011 Aaron Turpen The SunLine Transit Company of Thousand Palms, California has unveiled their 7th generation fuel cell transit bus in its production-ready American Fuel Cell Bus. More than 90% of the buses’ components are built in the U.S., making it well past being “Buy America” compliant according to the Federal Transit Administration. When cities, counties, and municipalities [...]
Altair Unveils Series Hydraulic Hybrid Transit Bus
September 8th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Altair ProductDesign, a global product development consultancy, unveiled what they claim is the world’s first series hydraulic hybrid transit bus. The LCO-140H (Low-Cost of Ownership-1st 40-foot Hybrid) was developed under the BUSolutions program in partnership with Automation Alley, in an effort to revitalize public bus transportation in America. Compared to the database of buses tested at [...]
